US Marines’ bravery celebrated 100 years after French battle

High-ranking military officials from the U.S., France and Germany have taken part in Memorial Day ceremonies at an American cemetery in northern France to mark the centennial of the battle of Belleau Wood, a turning point in World War I and a founding event for the Marine Corps. The ceremony at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in the village of Belleau on Sunday included speeches by military officials, including Gen.

How to make billions of dollars vanish in Afghan corruption

This June 10, 2017 photo released by the U.S. Marine Corps shows an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter provides security from above while CH-47 Chinooks drop off supplies to U.S. Soldiers with Task Force Iron at Bost Airfield, Afghanistan. After nearly 17 years of war Afghanistan, it is apparent our nation-building efforts there have failed and will continue to fail.

Hawaii helicopter evacuation readied as new lava stream hits ocean

A third lava flow from Hawaii's erupting Kilauea volcano streamed into the ocean on Thursday as U.S. Marines Corps helicopters stood by to evacuate a Big Island community should molten rock or huge cracks block its final escape route. Six huge fissures sent rivers of molten rock through a blackened, volcanic wilderness that was once jungle, farmland and rural homes.

Wrightwood to again honor vets

The community of Wrightwood will again host its annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 28, this year honoring military members serving through America's longest war, the Global War on Terror. Wrightwood's Veteran Memorial Association members feel that military service to their country in peace and war through the years is our overriding commitment, but those serving presently and veterans who have served during this protracted period need to be recognized.

Teen held in Texas attack is said to have used father’s guns

The Texas student charged in the school shooting at Santa Fe High School described planning the attack in private journals, including a plan to kill himself, posted an image on Facebook of a "Born to Kill" shirt and used his father's shotgun and pistol in the rampage that left 10 dead and 10 wounded, authorities said Friday. A motive wasn't immediately clear, but Gov. Greg Abbott said Dimitrios Pagourtzis, 17, wrote about planning the attack in journals on his computer and in his cellphone that police obtained.

Teen held in Texas school attack used father’s guns

The Texas student charged in the school shooting at Santa Fe High School described planning the attack in private journals, including a plan to kill himself, posted an image on Facebook of a "Born to Kill" shirt and used his father's shotgun and pistol in the rampage that left 10 dead and 10 wounded, authorities said Friday.

Trump picks acting director Robert Wilkie to head Veterans Affairs

President Donald Trump said Friday he has chosen Acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie to permanently lead the beleaguered department, a surprise announcement that appeared to catch Wilkie off guard. Wilkie, a former Pentagon undersecretary for personnel and readiness, has led the department since Trump fired David Shulkin in March amid an ethics scandal and mounting rebellion within the building.

Trump needs to take a ‘hands off’ approach when it comes to Robert Mueller

Why am I not surprised that Trump's GOP sycophants and cronies will most likely throw him under the wheels of the bus if he continues to fire nasty verbiage in Robert Mueller's direction? This reality show mastermind, who is the first U.S. President caught up inside an exploding fireworks factory of salacious scandal with none other than a porn queen, has all the grace of a Louisiana cottonmouth. But it seems Trump's big wish is to go down in history as a great military leader, and he plans to utilize "his generals" to grow these laurels for himself.

First-time awards highlight vets graduation ceremony

A thankful Daniel Ladendorf, recipient of the first Veteran Leadership Award, shares how student veterans can provide "lots of leadership experience we can teach to our classmates" April 25 during the Graduating Veterans Stole Ceremony in the Miller Education Center. A thankful Daniel Ladendorf, recipient of the first Veteran Leadership Award, shares how student veterans can provide "lots of leadership experience we can teach to our classmates" April 25 during the Graduating Veterans Stole Ceremony in the Miller Education Center.

Reports of sexual assault in military jump 10%

The number of sexual assaults in the military reported by victims increased to 6,769 in 2017, a 10 percent increase over the numbers for 2016 and the largest percentage increase in four years, the Pentagon said Monday. Pentagon officials have often cited increases in the number of reports by victims as an indicator of greater awareness of the care and responses available to victims in the military.

Meet the feds coming after Californiaa s bullet train

In this Feb. 26, 2016, file photo, the supports for a 1,600-foot-viaduct to carry high-speed rail trains across the Fresno River stand under construction near Madera, Calif. It can't be good news for high-speed rail in California that the U.S. government has initiated an audit of the state's over-budget, behind-schedule bullet train project.

‘America’s Medical School’ Announces Enlisted-to-Physician Program Selectees

Bethesda, MD Twenty-three non-commissioned officers from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps have been given the opportunity to follow their dreams of becoming physicians thanks to the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences' Enlisted to Medical Degree Preparatory Program, or EMDP2. Nine Air Force, seven Army, six Navy, and one Marine Corps members were selected from hundreds of applicants for the Department of Defense program, which is entering its fifth year.

Here’s how Trump and Macron planting a tree at the White House ties in to Marine Corps history

Accompanied by first lady Melania Trump and Macron's wife, Brigitte Macron, the pair planted a tree on the White House grounds that Macron brought with him as part of his three-day state visit to Washington. OK, so how does military history tie in? The sapling sprouted at a World War I site in France where the Battle of Belleau Wood took place.